Fatal Judgment

By: Irene Hannon

Narrated by: Brian Hutchison

Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

RITA Award winner Irene Hannon has also won the Holt Medallion and the Daphne du Maurier Award for her romantic suspense. U.S. Marshal Jake Taylor loathes guarding federal judge Liz Michaels. How can he protect the coldhearted workaholic who drove herlate husband, Jake’s best friend, to suicide? But as he gets to know Liz better, his heart—and her life—are soon in danger.

©2011 Irene Hannon (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

“Hannon is a master at character development.” ( Library Journal)

Mind candy

Although this book was very predictable, I enjoyed it very much. I like your call books like this mind candy.

good book

enjoyed the story line. the production was not the quality that I'm used to. lots of gaps and pauses. this should not reflect on the author or reader, just the production crew.

nice read

it was a fun read. it kept me engaged. the only thing I didn't quite understand why the long drawn out ending. why wasn't Liz killed sooner?

Not to judge people by only meeting them a few times.

The story makes good twists.
The reader is very dry, very little emotion
& doesn’t make it suspenseful.

Inspirational romance story

I'm not sure which category this book was listed under but it's more of an inspirational story than a mystery. It's also a slow romance book. There were religious undertones, conversations and thoughts. That having been said it wasn't too overwhelming and if you like slow, clean, getting to know you romances with a little bit of excitement and action (no sex and the violence was low-key since it is an inspirational book) you would like this book. It jumps back and forth between different characters thoughts of what was happening at the moment or what had happened in the past that brought everyone to the crossroads they were at. The characters are well-developed and fleshed out.

Looking over the reviews I saw a lot of complaints of the narrator but I didn't think he was that bad. I actually liked his voice.

Occasional Reader

I loved the whole law enforcement storyline and the fact it took place in Missouri.

Great story, poor narration

Would you listen to Fatal Judgment again? Why?

Yes but would prefer a narrator who puts emotion in the read and makes an effort to differ the voices of the different characters.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Fatal Judgment?

The judge's effort to free herself.

Would you be willing to try another one of Brian Hutchinson’s performances?

Not sure. I see he has done the narration of the other books in the series so I may just to here the rest of the series.

Any additional comments?

The narrator makes or breaks an audio book. Would encourage the author to audition the narrator. Might want to consider a female narrator. They seem to be able to vary voices and do a better job with male voices than a man does female voices.

Great story, terrible narration.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Yes, the story was good.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrator was very bland and unemotional.

More Romance than Mystery

This was the first book that I bought from Irene Hannon and I was sort of disappointed. It didn't have any real mystery to it. I found it to be more of a clean Christian romance novel than a mystery. If you like a book that has lots of romance and the murderer is told to the reader up front, then you may like this kind of book. Overall, the book was just OK.

Ok Story, Horrible Narrator

It is a good thing this is not my first encounter with Irene Hannon's books. If it were, it would of probably been my last. This is not one of Irene's best books. The story was so-so and the narration was the worst I have heard in a while. I started with book three in this series, which was much better, and decided to try the first in this series. This story was so dry, I am not sure if I want to give book two a try.